The Oracle of Omaha, a long-time investor in traditional media like newspapers, finally caved Wednesday afternoon and joined the ranks of Twitter. His first tweet, a simple five-word, twenty-three character burst came at 12:20 PM EST.

Joining the likes of Bill Gates, Donald Trump and Mark Cuban as other billionaires on Twitter, Buffett has the second-richest verified personal account behind Gates. The world's richest man, Carlos Slim Helú, does not have a verified account on the San Francisco-based social network. There are several accounts claiming to be the Mexican telecom tycoon.

As of 12:54 PM EST, Buffett had amassed more than 36,000 followers. His first and only tweet has garnered more than 7,000 retweets. Much like his investment strategy, he follows no one.

FORBES estimates based on current stock prices that Buffett, the third-richest man in the world, has a current net worth of more than $57 billion. Buffett, could not be immediately reached for comment.